Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Eastern Asia

Female life expectancy in Eastern Asia in 2024 — 81.58 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 102.2%.

2024 81.58 years +0.05% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 81.68 years2022
Period minimum 40.35 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Eastern Asia, 1960–202440608010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.35 years1962: 55.7 years1964: 57.01 years1966: 58.13 years1968: 59.56 years1970: 60.9 years1972: 62.48 years1974: 64.12 years1976: 65.04 years1978: 66.91 years1980: 67.99 years1982: 69.01 years1984: 69.9 years1986: 70.69 years1988: 71.42 years1990: 71.88 years1992: 72.72 years1994: 73.61 years1996: 74.42 years1998: 75.13 years2000: 75.76 years2002: 76.49 years2004: 77.3 years2006: 77.98 years2008: 78.37 years2010: 79.13 years2012: 79.73 years2014: 80.25 years2016: 80.76 years2018: 81.24 years2020: 81.66 years2022: 81.68 years2024: 81.58 years
Change over the period: +41.24 (+102.22%) Average annual rate: 1.11 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia 81.58 years
World 75.97 years
Female life expectancy — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 81.58 +0.04 +0.05%
2023 81.54 −0.14 −0.17%
2022 81.68 +0.11 +0.14%
2021 81.57 −0.09 −0.11%
2020 81.66 +0.24 +0.29%
2019 81.42 +0.18 +0.23%
2018 81.24 +0.27 +0.33%
2017 80.97 +0.21 +0.26%
2016 80.76 +0.25 +0.31%
2015 80.51 +0.26 +0.33%
2014 80.25 +0.28 +0.35%
2013 79.97 +0.24 +0.3%
2012 79.73 +0.34 +0.42%
2011 79.39 +0.26 +0.33%
2010 79.13 +0.25 +0.32%
2009 78.87 +0.51 +0.65%
2008 78.37 +0.08 +0.1%
2007 78.29 +0.31 +0.4%
2006 77.98 +0.33 +0.42%
2005 77.65 +0.34 +0.44%
2004 77.3 +0.33 +0.43%
2003 76.97 +0.49 +0.63%
2002 76.49 +0.35 +0.46%
2001 76.14 +0.38 +0.5%
2000 75.76 +0.38 +0.5%
1999 75.38 +0.26 +0.34%
1998 75.13 +0.33 +0.44%
1997 74.8 +0.38 +0.51%
1996 74.42 +0.48 +0.65%
1995 73.95 +0.34 +0.46%
1994 73.61 +0.39 +0.54%
1993 73.22 +0.49 +0.68%
1992 72.72 +0.39 +0.54%
1991 72.33 +0.45 +0.63%
1990 71.88 +0.15 +0.21%
1989 71.74 +0.31 +0.44%
1988 71.42 +0.32 +0.44%
1987 71.11 +0.42 +0.59%
1986 70.69 +0.39 +0.56%
1985 70.3 +0.4 +0.57%
1984 69.9 +0.44 +0.63%
1983 69.46 +0.45 +0.65%
1982 69.01 +0.49 +0.72%
1981 68.52 +0.54 +0.79%
1980 67.99 +0.48 +0.71%
1979 67.51 +0.6 +0.89%
1978 66.91 +0.61 +0.92%
1977 66.3 +1.26 +1.93%
1976 65.04 +0.2 +0.3%
1975 64.84 +0.72 +1.13%
1974 64.12 +0.77 +1.22%
1973 63.35 +0.87 +1.4%
1972 62.48 +0.77 +1.25%
1971 61.71 +0.81 +1.33%
1970 60.9 +0.65 +1.09%
1969 60.24 +0.68 +1.14%
1968 59.56 +0.61 +1.03%
1967 58.96 +0.83 +1.43%
1966 58.13 +0.53 +0.91%
1965 57.6 +0.59 +1.03%
1964 57.01 +0.62 +1.09%
1963 56.4 +0.69 +1.24%
1962 55.7 +9.36 +20.21%
1961 46.34 +6 +14.86%
1960 40.35

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.